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I thought I was running out of pieces and I don't know what JayBo is gonna cost really. I wouldn't want to give up a whole bunch of pieces on top of the ones I had already given up and you can't give up the first today just in case your **** again. Maybe at the deadline you go something like 1st, Colborne(who would be ready), and a d spec (Holzer, Blacker, Percy) for JayBo.

I do like JayBo. I'd be happy if the Leafs grabbed him to be honest.

Originally Posted by lobster

I would do the exact same thing Burke is doing right now..........Laying on a beach with his thumb up his ***.

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I don't hate Jay Bo either if you put the cap hit aside. The only way the Leafs should trade a 1st is if they're basically guarenteed to make the playoffs come the deadline. I could get down with that.

I thought I was running out of pieces and I don't know what JayBo is gonna cost really. I wouldn't want to give up a whole bunch of pieces on top of the ones I had already given up and you can't give up the first today just in case your **** again. Maybe at the deadline you go something like 1st, Colborne(who would be ready), and a d spec (Holzer, Blacker, Percy) for JayBo.

I do like JayBo. I'd be happy if the Leafs grabbed him to be honest.

Best post of the day, EASY.

I'm not for bringing JayBo on board. Something funny about that guy always being on the trade block. In order for us to make a major addition you have to 1) Work out a deal that doesn't kill your cap or your draft picks and 2) You have to find a GM that wants to deal with Burke, who I feel has all but ended his career with his phony ******** ******* cocksucking attitude. and 3) You have to find someone that wants to come here! Getting all 3 to happen seems to be impossible. I want Burke to tear it down! Add draft picks and prospects any way you can. Hold on to Gardiner and JVR, Everything else can go IMO. The next couple of years we could add 2 top 5 picks not to mention 2,3 more firsts from trades. The future of this team right now is hopeless.

if i was Burke......

Move jvr to replace lupul on top left wing
Get a center with a package of any 3 above OR
Give Kadri and Colborne legit full time duties on 1st and 3rd lines
Give frattin, Ashton, maybe Biggs holder, blacker all chances
Suck it up another year and get top pick
Sign Tavares next summer no way he staying in long island

I'm not for bringing JayBo on board. Something funny about that guy always being on the trade block. In order for us to make a major addition you have to 1) Work out a deal that doesn't kill your cap or your draft picks and 2) You have to find a GM that wants to deal with Burke, who I feel has all but ended his career with his phony ******** ******* cocksucking attitude. and 3) You have to find someone that wants to come here! Getting all 3 to happen seems to be impossible. I want Burke to tear it down! Add draft picks and prospects any way you can. Hold on to Gardiner and JVR, Everything else can go IMO. The next couple of years we could add 2 top 5 picks not to mention 2,3 more firsts from trades. The future of this team right now is hopeless.

I'm also in agreeance that other GM's are very redicent to deal with Burke. In that interview he did with the Score last year (it was the one where he talked about renting the barn and fighting Kevin Lowe) he stated that there are more than a few GM's in the league that will just not talk to him. It is in absolutely no way an asset to have a guy like that on board. Hence the reason why he has 2045979795696 other GM's. I have a feeling he's not the guy that does the majority of talking with other teams. That's not a quality I like in a GM. Plus he's a guy that went to bat for the league during the Kovalchuk contract debacle. When other players see him fighting for them not getting certain contracts all that does is send a message across the league to players that this isn't a guy you want to talk to if you're a marquee FA. His mouth is his worst enemy and the proof's in the pudding. At times it seems like Burke is putting more effort into and is more interested in becoming an ambassador for the league than he is being the GM of the Leafs.

I'm also in agreeance that other GM's are very redicent to deal with Burke. In that interview he did with the Score last year (it was the one where he talked about renting the barn and fighting Kevin Lowe) he stated that there are more than a few GM's in the league that will just not talk to him. It is in absolutely no way an asset to have a guy like that on board. Hence the reason why he has 2045979795696 other GM's. I have a feeling he's not the guy that does the majority of talking with other teams. That's not a quality I like in a GM. Plus he's a guy that went to bat for the league during the Kovalchuk contract debacle. When other players see him fighting for them not getting certain contracts all that does is send a message across the league to players that this isn't a guy you want to talk to if you're a marquee FA. His mouth is his worst enemy and the proof's in the pudding. At times it seems like Burke is putting more effort into and is more interested in becoming an ambassador for the league than he is being the GM of the Leafs.

If there are gms that are not speaking to burke then they are not doing their jobs either. Lowe has already come out and said burke apologized and Lowe was the first to call him about the death of his son.

[QUOTE=McJoe;23109461] Maybe at the deadline you go something like 1st, Colborne(who would be ready), and a d spec (Holzer, Blacker, Percy) for JayBo.
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No way in hell I would give that much up for an extremely overrated defenceman with a huge cap hit. His point totals over the last 3 years have been atrocious. The fact that he's 6'4 and hasn't had more than 73 checks in a season tells you a lot as well.

Agreed. JBo has no offensive game anymore either and although he does log a ton of minutes, he just isn't worth near the cap hit. He isn't a complete salary dump as he still holds value, I just don't think he would cost that much. Maybe a first, lesser prospect and Calgary taking back some salary in Lombardi or something like that